Jack Nichols (activist)
Jack Nichols | |
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Jack Nichols in CBS Reports: The Homosexuals (1967) | |
| Born | John Richard Nichols March 16, 1938 Washington, D.C., US |
| Died | May 2, 2005 (aged 67) |
| Other names | Warren Adkins |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist LGBT rights activist |
| Known for | Mattachine Society |
John Richard "Jack" Nichols Jr. (March 16, 1938 – May 2, 2005) was an American gay rights activist. He co-founded the Washington, D.C., branch of the Mattachine Society in 1961 with Franklin E. Kameny. He appeared in the 1967 CBS documentary, CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, under the pseudonym Warren Adkins.